esperpento
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el esperpento(
ehs
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pehr
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pehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. monstrosity
Los niños estaban horrorizados ante semejante esperpento.The children were terrified by that monstrosity.
b. sight (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La ropa que llevaba Roberto le hacía parecer un esperpento.The clothes Roberto was wearing made him look a real sight.
c. fright (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se le había corrido el maquillaje y estaba hecha un esperpento.Her makeup had run and she looked a fright.
2. (absurdity)
a. nonsense
Ese periódico no es serio y solo publica esperpentos.That isn't a serious newspaper and it just publishes nonsense.
3. (literature)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El autor presentó su nuevo esperpento en el que muestra los horrores de la guerra.The author presented his new grotesque work in which he displays the horrors of war.
El escritor usó el mito del monstruo como base para su esperpento.The writer based his grotesque tale on the myth of the monster.
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